Just as I thought we’d have a winter with no snow I awoke to find the ground covered in the white stuff – the perfect chance to test the Michelin winter tyres on my long-term 508.

Winter tyres are better in the wet and cold, but it’s in the snow when they really come into their own and keep you moving (or indeed stopped) when others can’t. In this case, they meant the front-drive Peugeot was able to join the four-wheel drives in a snowy car park at the top of a hill where I could take my kids sledging. It may not have been a business trip, but I still took the business of sledging seriously.

Peugeot 508 SW 2.0 HDI SR
Mileage 4259
Claimed combined
consumption
48.3mpg
Our average consumption 48.4mpg
P11D price £22,220
Model price range £19,475-£30,275
CO2 (tax) 125g/km (18%)
BIK 20/40% per month £66/£133
Service interval 20,000mls
Insurance group 25
Warranty 3yrs/60,000mls
Boot space (min/max) 512/1598 litres
Engine size/power 1997cc/140hp
Top speed/0-62mph 130mph/10.1secs
Why we’re running it To find out if this key
fleet model can offer a
high-value, lower cost,
alternative to the
prestige players
Positive Comfortable
with good kit
Negative Parking sensors
should be standard